Then there's this: per Pavlovic, Bochy says other coaches and managers are talking about Crawford's work in the field.

That's huge news for Crawford's chances of picking up some hardware, an idea that he relishes.

“It would be awesome,” Crawford said. “It’s something that I don’t even know how the reaction would be. I’m not really even thinking about it, but just to be talked about would be awesome. Defense is something I take a lot of pride in.”

Defense is also something that's critical when you've got a team whose strength is starting pitching: a bad shortstop leads to more earned runs and less victories. Crawford's proved to be well worth the Giants trust in him this season.